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That *was* the January Window
TheRevAshton replied to Herbie6590's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I see potential in Ennis personally, don't think he's been that bad when he's played - his availability is my only issue. If we're loaning him out, i'd like to see him have 6 months at Peterborough - they're about to sell JCH, I think Niall would get a good run of games there and do well. -
That *was* the January Window
TheRevAshton replied to Herbie6590's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Meanwhile, Brereton-Diaz has been announced by Sheff U. Hope he does alright up there in the PL, not convinced he will though. -
That *was* the January Window
TheRevAshton replied to Herbie6590's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
We've effectively swapped our Captain, Lewis Travis, for an inexperienced youngster who was recalled from his loan at Coventry since he couldn't get a game. Lovely. -
That *was* the January Window
TheRevAshton replied to Herbie6590's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Bring on Administration, we're on our way to League One anyway. -
That *was* the January Window
TheRevAshton replied to Herbie6590's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Unless there's some sort of absolute miracle, we as a Club are absolutely doomed. Unfortunately though, we've all been waiting years for a miracle which will never come, nothing positive will happen whilst we are owned by these fools. Very dark times. -
That *was* the January Window
TheRevAshton replied to Herbie6590's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Think you're onto something there 👍 -
That *was* the January Window
TheRevAshton replied to Herbie6590's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Good lord... -
That *was* the January Window
TheRevAshton replied to Herbie6590's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Any money left over from the summer sales is now ancient history. We'll only be able spend if we sell in this window... I mean, you'd hope that's the case at least. -
That *was* the January Window
TheRevAshton replied to Herbie6590's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Yup! The only positive is that we won't have to sell players just to cover the bills... Christ, how far our beloved club has fallen. ☹️ -
That *was* the January Window
TheRevAshton replied to Herbie6590's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
The article... The High Court of Delhi has set a date for Venkateshwara Hatcheries Private Limited's latest application to push through funding for Blackburn Rovers. Rovers are officially owned by Venky's London Limited, which falls under the umbrella of parent company VHPL. VHPL has been involved in a row with the Indian government and had assets worth £7.3m seized, relating to money used to purchase a luxury house in Lancashire in 2011. In October, a further order was made by India’s Enforcement Directorate to seize £2.3m of assets as part of 'an investigation relating to alleged violation of the foreign exchange law'. As a result, the club have endured cash flow problems since the summer, with the transfer budget cut by 15 per cent. Rovers still signed two players for fees during the last transfer window but deals are being approved on an ad-hoc basis. It has been tougher for Venky's to push through funding from India and, as a result, they have used the High Court to ensure that the club remains fully supported. In November, the High Court of Dehli approved an application for £11.5million to be transferred for Roverso, in order to meet their financial obligations. That money was accounted to cover wages of playing and non-playing staff, utilities, VAT and the repayment of loans. The money was used to cover the club's costs and was not allowed to be spent on transfer activity. The court was satisfied that “the function of the club is not yet under any cloud of suspicion” and therefore the money was allowed to pass through. Another date has been set by the High Court after VHPL put through another application to release funding. That will be heard at the end of the month on the 24th of January. Rovers expect the application to be successful, as it was in November. Once again, any funding released through these channels will be accounted for and won't be directly used to bolster Tomasson's squad. The club have always maintained that Venky's remain fully committed to Blackburn Rovers and this latest application shows they still intend to fund the club. However, there are fair questions to be asked about how sustainable this process will be in the long term. There has not been any clarity on how long the restrictions in India will last for and whether the investigations are close to a conclusion. Tomasson has spoken openly about the cash flow problems at the club, which has left him with a lighter playing squad this season. The team has also not been able to fly to long-distance matches, something the head coach has linked to the budget cuts. -
That *was* the January Window
TheRevAshton replied to Herbie6590's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Nope, 5 pound warchest! Result, Swag can put that towards his next Biryani. -
That *was* the January Window
TheRevAshton replied to Herbie6590's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Would love us to sign him... however, they wanted £5m for him back in August, and he's on about 20k a week. Plus, we've just spend £800k on Wahlstedt... after signing that off, they'll have to leave him between the sticks and hope that he becomes good. All about development, who cares if we ship goals and plummet down the table? -
That *was* the January Window
TheRevAshton replied to Herbie6590's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Was thinking this, maybe Mark Travers, Fraser Forster or Ethan Horvath could be tempted for 6 months - they aren't playing much atm. -
That *was* the January Window
TheRevAshton replied to Herbie6590's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Think at the very least we need... A keeper, a CB, full-back cover, a right-winger and a senior striker - all whilst not having a pot to piss in, lovely 😶 -
That *was* the January Window
TheRevAshton replied to Herbie6590's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Sarmiento has been recalled from his loan at WBA - wouldn’t complain if we brought him here for 6 months. -
That *was* the January Window
TheRevAshton replied to Herbie6590's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Let's put things into perspective here... Arnor Sigurdsson is an Icelandic international , who has Champions League experience and scored against Real Madrid - he's only 24, probably nowhere near his peak yet and has huge sell-on potential. We, Blackburn Rovers, play in the Championship. We hardly have a pot to piss in, and have some of the worst owners in the country. If manage to sign him permanently, for FREE... that is an unbelievable bit of business. -
v Leeds Utd (h) - 9/12/23
TheRevAshton replied to Chris Whittys Barber's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
This has 0-2 Leeds written all over it - we're very stretched and missing too many key players for a game like this. Travis will be back in the mix after his suspension which is good, hopefully we get a few more players back soon enough! Elliott Jackson posted an injury list ~3 weeks ago, with the following possible return dates for those injured (at the time); Aynsley Pears - End of November Dominic Hyam - December Sam Gallagher - December Joe Rankin-Costello - February Ryan Hedges - February Sam Barnes - Unknown Since then we've also had the following injuries; Tyrhys Dolan - should be back around February Niall Ennis - small knock, back soon? Arnór Sigurðsson - small knock, back soon? With a bit of luck, the likes of Pears, Hyam, Gallagher, Ennis and Siggy will be back on the grass soon and ready in a week or two 🤞 -
v Preston North End (h) - 10/11/23
TheRevAshton replied to simongarnerisgod's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Phil Jones on a 1 month contract anyone? 😄 -
v Watford (a) - 27/8/23
TheRevAshton replied to Herbie6590's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Not very confident for this one, feel like we're gonna get slapped up a bit tbh! 3-1 Watford 🙁 -
v Hull City (H) - 19/08/2023
TheRevAshton replied to Polky's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Nice - I was literally about to post that exact line-up 👌 Regarding the game... Hull aren't a bad side, but we should be beating them. Do I think we actually will go and beat them? No. Do I think they'll beat us? No. I'm gonna predict a bit of a stinker here, 0-0! -
v Rotherham (a) - 12/08/2023
TheRevAshton replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I imagine JDT will play the same team as against WBA. Think it'll be a bit of a slog to begin with, but we'll eventually settle into the game and have too much quality for them. 2-0 Rovers - Szmodics and Leonard to score. -
Jon Dahl Tomasson - Sweden coach
TheRevAshton replied to Tom's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
After January, Greg will be hungry for redemption. With that in mind - I feel like he'll be working hard to get 1 or 2 signings done and dusted, ready to be announced as soon as the window opens. -
Jon Dahl Tomasson - Sweden coach
TheRevAshton replied to Tom's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Lol - I'd honestly be there in a heartbeat 😂 -
Jon Dahl Tomasson - Sweden coach
TheRevAshton replied to Tom's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Who said this? 😂 I'm struggling to imagine how the wife of a multi-millionaire footballing legend, aspires to ask Lancastrians if they want any fish 😂 -
Jon Dahl Tomasson - Sweden coach
TheRevAshton replied to Tom's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
After earlier speculation, Kompany has just signed a new 5 year contract with B***ley - he seems to have really bought into being a dingle. It'd probably take a City or Belgium to prise him away at this point.